Windows 8 Enterprise N RTM findings; what's working and what's not...

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by xscess, Aug 3, 2012.

  1. CATALINZX

    CATALINZX MDL Junior Member

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    Lock screen, Start screen, Account picture....can't be changed without activation!:waycon1:
     
  2. xscess

    xscess MDL Senior Member

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    #102 xscess, Aug 4, 2012
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    I know everyone will have their opinion but I'm treating this Win 8 Enteprise-N as a test OS... and to me changing wallpaper or theme color is not a testing... in other words all these "locked" things(because of no proper activation) are not a big deal.

    Now on the other hand, device drivers, major programs like Office, Photoshop, Games, & stuff are the things I would like to make sure will run just fine under a new OS. And since this one is "N" version, you'll have to rely on media player like VLC.
     
  3. Fraggy

    Fraggy MDL Addicted

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    Try the Personalization into the Metro PC Settings. You won't be able to chance a thing.
     
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  4. MrMagic

    MrMagic MDL Guru

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    Exactly the same way I did it with the RP, copied explorer.exe from 7s windows folder, explorer.exe.mui from 7s windows\en-US folder, put them in the patch folder with explorer.exe.mui in a separate folder called en-US and ran the patch in 8 RTM, chose 7 and pressed yes to everything else
     
  5. Hunter3000

    Hunter3000 MDL Junior Member

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    ok i just want to try installing music form app store to play files, but still not working. Also app cannot read mp3 tag's from files, I'm install codec. Maybe if we can copy WMP form CP x64 to this version and register to system would help?
     
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  6. franner

    franner MDL Novice

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    Mediaplayer support will come, but MS is still working on getting links etc. up for the final release. Still 11 days till its officially so of ofcourse not everything is up yet, not even kms servers are up to activate windows 8 in cause you got a legit serial.
    It will be possible to install media player on this version just be patient till it gets up by microsoft. In the mean time use a media player with build codecs like vlc or foobar2000 to play music files etc. Calm down people of course not everything it up yet when its not even released officially yet.
     
  7. FiB3R_OPTiC

    FiB3R_OPTiC MDL Member

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    I wonder if these "original Microsoft images" will in fact have the same hash as the MSDN versions due on 15th ?, no way of knowing so will just wait this one out.
     
  8. thla

    thla MDL Novice

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    Will we be able to upgrade non-volume copies of Windows 7 or convert it to a non-volume copy?
     
  9. FiB3R_OPTiC

    FiB3R_OPTiC MDL Member

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    By this you mean you have windows 7 professional ?
     
  10. thla

    thla MDL Novice

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    Yeah i'm basically asking if we can upgrade Windows 7 Pro to Windows 8 Pro and later convert it to Non-Volume? (or simply a fresh install with the same outcome?)

    Basically wouldn't i just have to remove the key?
     
  11. dummekuehe

    dummekuehe MDL Senior Member

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    windows 7 and 8 pro are both non volume
    what are you trying to say?
    enterprise needs volume license
     
  12. thla

    thla MDL Novice

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    If you look at the wzor image it says in the filename that their versions are volume copies.
     
  13. xscess

    xscess MDL Senior Member

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    Windows 7 Pro(and presumably Windows 8) came in few versions... like Retail, Volume & OEM. Now Windows 7 Enterprise I think don't come in a Retail version.
     
  14. dummekuehe

    dummekuehe MDL Senior Member

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    sorry
    should have looked a bit more carefully
     
  15. CATALINZX

    CATALINZX MDL Junior Member

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    My BSOD was caused by Firefox 15.0b3+Flash 11.3.300.270....uninstalled them and sistem works just fine now!:surfing:
     
  16. XpamAmAdEuS

    XpamAmAdEuS MDL Novice

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    Capture.jpg

    Dont know where other to post it.
     

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  17. thla

    thla MDL Novice

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    Isn't that pulled from online anyway?
     
  18. CRA2YHAVOK

    CRA2YHAVOK MDL Senior Member

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    Windows 8 Pro will come in Retail & Volume ;)

    Yeah seems to be as I just tried bringing that Windows To Go help text up whilst offline, couldn't display it.

    MS will likely update it in the future.
     
  19. BroTuck

    BroTuck MDL Novice

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    Any word on 32 bit yet ?